Medtronic DBS Patient programmer Manuel D'utilisation page 17

SoftStart/Stop - This feature, programmed
by your clinician, starts and stops your
therapy gradually by slowly increasing or
decreasing to the programmed amplitude
or until turned off.
Status row - The top row on the Therapy
screen. This row displays if your therapy is
on or off.
Stimulation - The delivery of electrical
pulses to an appropriate area of the brain.
Your therapy is actually mild electrical
stimulation.
Stimulation cycling - This feature turns your
stimulation on and off at regular intervals
and is programmed by your doctor.
Synchronize - The process of sending and
receiving information between the patient
programmer and neurostimulator.
Therapy - Treatment of a disease or
condition. When neurostimulation therapy
is prescribed, a neurostimulation system is
used to deliver stimulation to one or more
areas of the brain.
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